Keep Up

Context	Synonyms within Context (source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus).
Activity	Verb: be active; Adjective: busy oneself in; stir, stir about, stir one's stumps; bestir oneself, rouse oneself; speed, hasten, peg away, lay about one, bustle, fuss; raise up, kick up a dust; push; make a push, make a fuss, make a stir; go ahead, push forward; fight one's way, elbow one's way; make progress; toll; (labor); plod, persist; (persevere) a; keep up the ball, keep the pot boiling.
Amusement	Amuse oneself, game; play a game, play pranks, play tricks; sport, disport, toy, wanton, revel, junket, feast, carouse, banquet, make merry, drown care; drive dull care away; frolic, gambol, frisk, romp; caper; dance; (leap); keep up the ball; run a rig, sow one's wild oats, have one's fling, take one's pleasure; paint the town red; see life; desipere in loco, play the fool.
Cheerfulness	Verb: be cheerful; Adjective: have the mind at ease, smile, put a good face upon, keep up one's spirits; view the bright side of the picture, view things en couleur de rose; ridentem dicere virum, cheer up, brighten up, light up, bear up; chirp, take heart, cast away care, drive dull care away, perk up.
Continuance in action	Verb: continue, persist; go on, jog on, keep on, run on, hold on; abide, keep, pursue, stick to its course, take its course, maintain its course; carry on, keep up.
	Keep going, keep alive, keep the pot boiling, keep up the ball, keep up the good work; die in harness, die with one's boots on; hold on the even tenor of one's way, pursue the even tenor of one's way.
Correspondence	Verb: correspond with; write to, send a letter to; keep up a correspondence.
Excitation	Fan the fire, fan the flame; blow the coals, stir the embers; fan into a flame; foster, heat, warm, foment, raise to a fever heat; keep up, keep the pot boiling; revive, rekindle; rake up, rip up.
Fashion	Follow the fashion, conform to the fashion, fall in with the fashion, follow the trend, follow the crowd; Noun: go with the stream; (conform); savoir vivre, savoir faire; keep up appearances, behave oneself.
Memory	Redeem from oblivion; keep the memory alive, keep the wound green, pour salt in the wound, reopen old wounds'; tangere ulcus; keep up the memory of; commemorate; (celebrate).
Perseverance	Verb: persevere, persist; hold on, hold out; die in the last ditch, be in at the death; stick to, cling to, adhere to; stick to one's text, keep on; keep to one's course, keep to one's ground, maintain one's course, maintain one's ground; go all lengths, go through fire and water; bear up, keep up, hold up; plod; stick to work; (work); continue; follow up; die in harness, die at one's post.
Preservation	Verb: preserve, maintain, keep, sustain, support, hold; keep up, keep alive; refrigerate, keep on ice;not willingly let die; bank up; nurse; save, rescue; be safe, make safe; take care of; (care); guard; (defend).
Record	Verb: record; put on record, place on record; chronicle, calendar, hand down to posterity; keep up the memory; (remember); commemorate; (celebrate); report; (inform); write, commit to writing, reduce to writing; put in writing, set down in writing, writing in black and white; put down, jot down, take down, write down, note down, set down; note, minute, put on paper; take note, make a note, take minute, take memorandum; make a return.
Velocity	Keep up with, keep pace with; outstrip; outmarch.
Source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus.

Modern Usage: Keep Up

Domain	Usage
Screenplays	All I ask is that you keep up with me. If you can't, then that strange sensation you'll be feeling in the seat of your pants will be my boot in your ass! (Crimson Tide; writing credit: Michael Schiffer. filmmaker Quentin Tarantino revised portions of the dialogue) Is it sexist to hold the door for a woman? Is it sexist to keep the attractive nurses and let go of a few ugos? The rules are changing so fast I just can't keep up. (Scrubs; writing credit: Gabrielle Allan; Janae Bakken) There were those of us who fought against it, but in the end we could not keep up with the expense involved in the arms race, the space race, and the peace race. (Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb; writing credit: Peter George; Stanley Kubrick) was invented by a manufacturer of trench coats to keep up sales. (A Terrible Beauty; writing credit: R. Wright Campbell; Arthur Roth) I still try to keep up with my field. (Marnie; writing credit: Winston Graham; Jay Presson Allen)
Lyrics	I can't keep up with what's been going on (LAWYERS IN LOVE; performing artist: Jackson Browne) Don't try to run I can keep up with you (Open Your Heart; performing artist: Madonna) Trying to keep up with you (Losing My Religion; performing artist: R.E.M.)
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Non-Fiction Usage: Keep Up

Subject	Topic	Quote
Health		The oral THC is also used to help AIDS patients eat more to keep up their weight. (references)
		Your ovaries become resistant to FSH, and the pituitary releases more and more of it trying to keep up estrogen production. (references)
		When the body's attempts to regenerate muscle cannot keep up with the destructive process, muscle wasting and progressive weakness result. (references)
Business		To keep up with the pace of technology, the services industry is moving toward a more complex set of services. (references)
		Local production is growing steadily to keep up with demand, particularly for grid-connected wind farm applications. (references)
		Domestic computer service providers (in general well-qualified) must continue adjusting to keep up with the constant changes in computer technologies. (references)
Economic History	Botswana	Technology services are struggling to keep up with increasing demand. (references)
	Ukraine	Furthermore, it is important to keep up with the ever-changing laws and regulations. (references)
	Honduras	Chronic production problems have not allowed domestic rice farmers to increase their output and keep up with demand. (references)
Travel	Malaysia	International telephone service from Malaysia is adequate and more investment is being undertaken to keep up with the very rapid growth in demand. (references)
Worker Rights	Zimbabwe	When no trade union represents a specific sector, representatives of the organized workers, such as the professional associations, meet with the employer associations, under the mediation of labor officers from the MPSLSW. Although companies offered wage increases that did not keep up with inflation during the year, workers and unions accepted the increases offered because of the economic crisis. (references)
Lexicography	Devil's Dictionary	STORY, n. A narrative, commonly untrue. The truth of the stories here following has, however, not been successfully impeached. One evening Mr. Rudolph Block, of New York, found himself seated at dinner alongside Mr. Percival Pollard, the distinguished critic. "Mr. Pollard," said he, "my book, The Biography of a Dead Cow, is published anonymously, but you can hardly be ignorant of its authorship. Yet in reviewing it you speak of it as the work of the Idiot of the Century. Do you think that fair criticism?" "I am very sorry, sir," replied the critic, amiably, "but it did not occur to me that you really might not wish the public to know who wrote it." Mr. W.C. Morrow, who used to live in San Jose, California, was addicted to writing ghost stories which made the reader feel as if a stream of lizards, fresh from the ice, were streaking it up his back and hiding in his hair. San Jose was at that time believed to be haunted by the visible spirit of a noted bandit named Vasquez, who had been hanged there. The town was not very well lighted, and it is putting it mildly to say that San Jose was reluctant to be out o' nights. One particularly dark night two gentlemen were abroad in the loneliest spot within the city limits, talking loudly to keep up their courage, when they came upon Mr. J.J. Owen, a well-known journalist. "Why, Owen," said one, "what brings you here on such a night as this? You told me that this is one of Vasquez' favorite haunts! And you are a believer. Aren't you afraid to be out?" "My dear fellow," the journalist replied with a drear autumnal cadence in his speech, like the moan of a leaf-laden wind, "I am afraid to be in. I have one of Will Morrow's stories in my pocket and I don't dare to go where there is light enough to read it." Rear-Admiral Schley and Representative Charles F. Joy were standing near the Peace Monument, in Washington, discussing the question, Is success a failure? Mr. Joy suddenly broke off in the middle of an eloquent sentence, exclaiming: "Hello! I've heard that band before. Santlemann's, I think." "I don't hear any band," said Schley. "Come to think, I don't either," said Joy; "but I see General Miles coming down the avenue, and that pageant always affects me in the same way as a brass band. One has to scrutinize one's impressions pretty closely, or one will mistake their origin." While the Admiral was digesting this hasty meal of philosophy General Miles passed in review, a spectacle of impressive dignity. When the tail of the seeming procession had passed and the two observers had recovered from the transient blindness caused by its effulgence -- "He seems to be enjoying himself," said the Admiral. "There is nothing," assented Joy, thoughtfully, "that he enjoys one-half so well." The illustrious statesman, Champ Clark, once lived about a mile from the village of Jebigue, in Missouri. One day he rode into town on a favorite mule, and, hitching the beast on the sunny side of a street, in front of a saloon, he went inside in his character of teetotaler, to apprise the barkeeper that wine is a mocker. It was a dreadfully hot day. Pretty soon a neighbor came in and seeing Clark, said: "Champ, it is not right to leave that mule out there in the sun. He'll roast, sure! -- he was smoking as I passed him." "O, he's all right," said Clark, lightly; "he's an inveterate smoker." The neighbor took a lemonade, but shook his head and repeated that it was not right. He was a conspirator. There had been a fire the night before: a stable just around the corner had burned and a number of horses had put on their immortality, among them a young colt, which was roasted to a rich nut-brown. Some of the boys had turned Mr. Clark's mule loose and substituted the mortal part of the colt. Presently another man entered the saloon. "For mercy's sake!" he said, taking it with sugar, "do remove that mule, barkeeper: it smells." "Yes," interposed Clark, "that animal has the best nose in Missouri. But if he doesn't mind, you shouldn't." In the course of human events Mr. Clark went out, and there, apparently, lay the incinerated and shrunken remains of his charger. The boys idd not have any fun out of Mr. Clarke, who looked at the body and, with the non-committal expression to which he owes so much of his political preferment, went away. But walking home late that night he saw his mule standing silent and solemn by the wayside in the misty moonlight. Mentioning the name of Helen Blazes with uncommon emphasis, Mr. Clark took the back track as hard as ever he could hook it, and passed the night in town. General H.H. Wotherspoon, president of the Army War College, has a pet rib-nosed baboon, an animal of uncommon intelligence but imperfectly beautiful. Returning to his apartment one evening, the General was surprised and pained to find Adam (for so the creature is named, the general being a Darwinian) sitting up for him and wearing his master's best uniform coat, epaulettes and all. "You confounded remote ancestor!" thundered the great strategist, "what do you mean by being out of bed after naps? -- and with my coat on!" Adam rose and with a reproachful look got down on all fours in the manner of his kind and, scuffling across the room to a table, returned with a visiting-card: General Barry had called and, judging by an empty champagne bottle and several cigar-stumps, had been hospitably entertained while waiting. The general apologized to his faithful progenitor and retired. The next day he met General Barry, who said: "Spoon, old man, when leaving you last evening I forgot to ask you about those excellent cigars. Where did you get them?" General Wotherspoon did not deign to reply, but walked away. "Pardon me, please," said Barry, moving after him; "I was joking of course. Why, I knew it was not you before I had been in the room fifteen minutes."
Source: compiled by the editor from ICON Group International, Inc.; see credits.

Spoken Usage: Keep Up

Speeches: Keep Up

Expressions: Keep Up

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Modern Translation: Keep Up

Language		Translations for "keep up"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses.
Albanian		mbaj lart, mbaj gjallë (cherish, nourish), lë pa gjumë. (various references)

Bulgarian		не потъвам (float, stay up), поддържам да не падне, поддържам (adhere, atlas, back, bear, buoy, carry, contend, expound, favour, feed, fuel, help on, hold, hold up, keep, maintain, nourish, play along, ply, promote, prop up, pull for, retain, run, service, side with, stand for, stand in with, support, sustain, take, upbear, uphold, vindicate, vouch). (various references)

Chinese		趕上 (catch up with, keep up with), 趕不上 (can't catch up with, can't keep up with), �"�門面 (keep up appearances). (various references)

Czech		nepodlehnout, držet se na výši, držet se (bear up, clutch at, hold in, hold to). (various references)

Danish		katalogopdatering (to keep up to date a catalogue), ajourføre et katalog (to keep up to date a catalogue). (various references)

Dutch		een catalogus bijhouden (to keep up to date a catalogue). (various references)

Finnish		ylläpitää (maintain, support, sustain), pitää pystyssä (maintain, sustain). (various references)

French		tenir � jour un catalogue (to keep up to date a catalogue), suivre qn (keep up with smb.). (various references)

German		durchhalten (hold on, hold out, last out, persevere, sit trough, stay, stick it out, survive, to keep up, withstand). (various references)

Greek		διατηρώ (cherish, conserve, hold, keep, maintain, pickle, preserve, retain). (various references)

Hebrew		לתחזק (maintain, upkeep), ל�"חזיק מעמ�" (bear up, endure, hold ones ground, hold one's own, hold out, last out, stand, stand for, stick it out, sustain, weather). (various references)

Hungarian		fenntart (keep, maintain, nourish, perpetuate, reserve, to buoy, to buoy up, to carry on, to hold up, to keep up, to nourish, to reserve, to support, to vindicate, uphold). (various references)

Italian		tenere alto, sostenere (abet, assert, back, bear, bolster, brace, buoy, claim, hold up, incur, insist, lean, maintain, meet, play, plump, stake, stand, stand up to, state, stay, support, sustain, take, uphold, withstand). (various references)

Japanese Kanji		続ける (to continue, to keep on, to keep up). (various references)

Japanese Katakana		つづける (to continue, to keep on, to keep up). (various references)

Pig Latin		eepkay upay

Portuguese		mostrar (bare, create, demonstrate, denote, designate, develop, discover, display, draw, drew, evince, exert, exhibit, hold up, indicate, intimate, offer, point out, produce, record, reflect, reveal, set forth, show, show off, show up, signify, to show, turn up, unfold, unmask, wear), manter-se, fazer parar (intercept, stop), exibir (blazon, bring out, create, display, exhibit, expose, feature, flaunt, hold up, parade, produce, put out, set out), demorar (dally, defer, delay, draggle, dwell, hold up, linger, procrastinate, prolong, protract, retard, slow, tarry, wait). (various references)

Romanian		se menţine (hold, hold fast, hold up, keep, stand), nu scãdea, nu ceda (hold, hold one's own), continua (bide, carry on, carry through, continue, follow, go on, hold, keep, keep it up, keep on, last, persist, play off, proceed, prosecute, pursue, resume). (various references)

Russian		поддерживать (atlas, back, back up, bear out, bear up, befriend, bolster, buoy, buttress, carry, countenance, encourage, encouraged by, exhort, give support to, hold up, maintain, scaffolds, stand by, support, supported, sustain, underpin, upbear, uphold). (various references)

Serbo-Croatian		produžiti (carry forward, elongate, extend, go on ahead, hold over, lengthen, proceed, prolong, prosecute, protract, resume), održati (keep, maintain, preserve, stand, sustain), ne prekidati, ne napuštati, nastaviti (carry forward, carry on, continue, follow up, get on with, go ahead, go on, keep on, move along, move on), ići ukorak, gajiti (cherish, cultivate, foster, harbor, harbour, raise). (various references)

Spanish		tener (bear, carry, cut out, desire, experience, hang onto, have, have got, having, hold, keep, keep on, live, live up, love, meet with, own, possess, practice, practise, retain, show, to have, travel, wear, wish), sostener (abet, absorb, bear, bear up, carry, carry through, hold, hold up, live, maintain, meet, support, sustain, uphold, wear), seguir en contacto, seguir (chase, come after, continue, follow, go after, go in for, go off, go on, hold, keep, keep on, keep track of, keep up with, proceed, pursue, run, shadow, tail, take, to follow, trace), no rezagarse, no cejar (hold one's own, tough), mantenerse (hold down, hold together, keep, last, tough), mantener contacto, mantener (abide, hold, hold up, keep, keep away, keep in, keep on, maintain, prop, provide for, raise, service, support, sustain, tend, wedge), ir al paso (pace), hacer trasnochar, emular (emulate, rival), continuar (carry on, continue, drag on, endure, get along with smth., go on, hold, keep, keep on, last, last out, proceed with, pursue, push on, remain, resume, sustain), conservar (can, conserve, hang on, house, keep, lay away, lay by, leave over, maintain, obtain, preserve, recd, receive, recieve, retain). (various references)

Swedish		bibehålla (continue, keep, maintain, preserve). (various references)

Turkish		yüksekte tutmak, su üstünde tutmak, sürdürmek (carry on, continue, elongate, follow, go ahead with smth., keep, keep going, keep on, keep the ball rolling, lead, maintain, perpetuate, persist, prolong, prosecute, pursue, remain, support, sustain, uphold, wage), geçindirmek (feed, find, maintain, set up, subsist, support, sustain), devam ettirmek (carry on, extend, keep, keep smth. going, keep the ball rolling, sustain, uphold, wage), devam etmek (attend, carry forward, carry over, continue, draw, endure, follow on, get along, go ahead, go ahead with smth., go along, go on, hang over, hold, keep at, keep going, keep on, last, pass on, persist, proceed, progress, prosecute, pursue, push, run on, stand, stand to), bozmamak, ayakta kalmak. (various references)

Ukrainian		триматися на попередньому рівні, не змінюватися. (various references)
Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references.

Ancestral Language Translations: Keep Up

Bible Trace: Keep Up

Language	Date	Source	Genesis Chapter 18, Verse 5
Greek (transliterated)	250 BC	Septuagint	Kai lhmyomai arton kai fagesqe kai meta touto pareleusesqe eiV thn odon umwn ou eineken exeklinate proV ton paida umwn kai eipan outwV poihson kaqwV eirhkaV
Latin	405	Vulgate	Ponam buccellam panis et confortate cor vestrum postea transibitis idcirco enim declinastis ad servum vestrum qui dixerunt fac ut locutus es
Old English	990	West Saxon	Oð ðæt ic lecge eow hlaf ætforan, þæt ge eow gereordion, ond ge farað syððan, for þi ge gecyrdon to eorwum ðeowan."Hi cwædon, "Do swa þu spræce."
Middle English	1395	Wyclif	And I shal sett a morsel of breed, and youre herte be coumfortid; aftyrward ye shulen passe forthe; and therfor forsothe ye boweden down to youre seruant. The whiche seiden, Do as thow hast spokun.
Renaissance English	1526	Tyndale	And I will fett a morsell of breed to comforte youre hartes wythall. And tha goo youre wayes for even therfore ar ye come to youre servaunte. And they answered: Do even so as thou hast sayde.
Jacobean English	1611	King James	And I will fetch a morsel of bread, and comfort ye your hearts; after that ye shall pass on: for therefore are ye come to your servant. And they said, So do, as thou hast said.
Victorian English	1833	Webster	And I will bring a morsel of bread, and comfort ye your hearts; after that you shall pass on: for therefore are ye come to your servant. And they said, So do, as thou hast said.
Basic English	1964	Ogden	And let me get a bit of bread to keep up your strength, and after that you may go on your way: for this is why you have come to your servant. And they said, Let it be so.
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Matched Bible Translations: Keep Up

Language	Genesis Chapter 18, Verse 5
Cebuano	Ug magkuha ako ug usa ka hungit nga tinapay, ug palig-ona ninyo ang inyong kasingkasing; sa human niana magapadayon kamo: kay niana nakaanhi man kamo sa inyong ulipon. Ug sila miingon: Buhata ang ingon sa imong gipamulong.
Chinese	我再拿一點餅來、 � 們可以 � 添心力、然後往前去、 � 們既到僕人這裡來、理當如此。他們說、就照 � 說的行罷。
Croatian	Donijet æu kruha da se okrijepite prije nego poðete dalje. T�"a k svome ste sluzi navratili." Oni odgovore: "Dobro, uèini kako si rekao!"
Danish	Så vil jeg bringe et Stykke Brød, for at I kan styrke eder; siden kan I drage videre - da eders Vej nu engang har ført eder forbi eders Træl!" De svarede: "Gør, som du siger!"
Dutch	En ik zal een bete broods langen, dat Gij Uw hart sterkt; daarna zult Gij voortgaan, daarom omdat Gij tot Uw knecht overgekomen zijt. En zij zeiden: Doe zo als gij gesproken hebt.
Finnish	Minä tuon palasen leipää virkistääksenne itseänne, ennenkuin jatkatte matkaanne, sillä kaiketi sitä varten olette poikenneet palvelijanne luo." He sanoivat: "Tee, niinkuin olet puhunut".
French	J`irai prendre un morceau de pain, pour fortifier votre coeur; après quoi, vous continuerez votre route; car c`est pour cela que vous passez près de votre serviteur. Ils répondirent: Fais comme tu l`as dit.
German	Und ich will einen Bissen Brot bringen, daß ihr euer Herz labt; darnach sollt ihr fortgehen. Denn darum seid ihr zu eurem Knecht gekommen. Sie sprachen: Tue wie du gesagt hast.
Indonesian-Bahasa Sehari-hari	Saya akan menghidangkan makanan sekedarnya, supaya Tuan-tuan mendapat kekuatan baru untuk meneruskan perjalanan. Tuan-tuan telah menghormati saya dengan singgah ke rumah hambamu ini." Jawab mereka, "Terima kasih atas kebaikanmu. Kami akan singgah."
Indonesian-Terjemahan Lama	Maka hamba akan membawakan sedikit roti, supaya segarlah hatimu, kemudian dari pada itu bolehlah Tuhan berjalan pula. Bukankah sebab itu juga senyampang Tuhan lalu dari pada rumah hamba ini? Maka sahut mereka itu: Perbuatlah olehmu seperti katamu itu.
Italian	Permettete che vada a prendere un boccone di pane e rinfrancatevi il cuore; dopo, potrete proseguire, perché è ben per questo che voi siete passati dal vostro servo». Quelli dissero: «F� pure come hai detto».
Maori	A maku e tiki tetahi wahi taro hei oranga mo o koutou ngakau; hei muri ra ka haere ai koutou: he mea hoki kua tae mai nei koutou ki ta koutou pononga. A ka mea ratou, Penatia me tau i ki na.
Norwegian	Og la mig hente et stykke brød, så I kan vederkvege eder før I drar videre - siden I nu har lagt veien om eders tjener. De sa: Ja, gjør som du sier!
Portuguese	e trarei um bocado de pão; refazei as vossas forças, e depois passareis adiante; porquanto por isso chegastes ate o vosso servo. Responderam-lhe: Faze assim como disseste.
Rumanian	Am sq mq duc sq iau o bucatq de pkne, ca sq prindeyi la inimq, wi dupq aceea vq veyi vedea de drum; cqci pentru aceasta treceyi pe lkngq robul vostru.`` ,,Fq cum ai zis``, i-au rqspuns ei.
Russian	Б С � ТЙОЕУХ ИМЕ�'Б, Й ЧЩ � П�"ЛТЕ� ЙФЕ УЕТ�"�"Б ЧБЫЙ; � ПФПН � ПК�"ЙФЕ; ФБЛ ЛБЛ ЧЩ Й�"ЕФЕ НЙНП ТБ�'Б ЧБЫЕЗП. пОЙ УЛБЪБМЙ: У�"ЕМБК ФБЛ, ЛБЛ ЗПЧПТЙЫШ.
Spanish	Yo traeré un pedazo de pan, y repondréis vuestras fuerzas y después proseguiréis; porque para esto habéis pasado cerca de vuestro siervo. Ellos dijeron: --Sí; haz así como dices.
Swedish	Jag vill ock hämta ett stycke bröd, så att I kunnen vederkvicka eder, innan I gån vidare, eftersom I nu haven tagit vägen förbi eder tjänare." De sade: "Gör såsom du har sagt."
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Domain	Title
Books	Who's Afraid of Schrodinger's Cat: An A-To-Z Guide to All the New Science Ideas You Need to Keep Up With the New Thinking (reference) (more book examples)

Periodicals	Keep Up To Date On Accounts Payable (reference) Keep Up To Date On Payroll (reference) (more periodical examples)
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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	Au revoir! I'll keep up with you just the same!. Credit: Library of Congress.		The Jap way - cold-blooded murder We'll make them pay if you keep up production. Credit: Library of Congress.
	Barn on J.E. Herbrandson farm near Estherville, Iowa. Owner-operated. This farm is under heavy mortgage. It was bought originally at two hundred dollars per acre in fall of 1919. Pressure to keep up payments has resulted in general disrepair. Payments mad. Credit: Library of Congress.		Home of owner-operator, Little Sioux Township, Woodbury County. The years of drought and bad crops have drained resources to keep up taxes. This man owns four to six hundred acres of land. Credit: Library of Congress.
Source: pictures compiled by the editor from various references; see picture credits.

Author	Date	Quotation
Magna Carta	1215	The guardian, moreover, so long as he has the wardship of the land, shall keep up the houses, parks, fishponds, stanks, mills, and other things pertaining to the land, out of the issues of the same land; and he shall restore to the heir, when he has come to full age, all his land, stocked with ploughs and wainage, according as the season of husbandry shall require, and the issues of the land can reasonable bear. (reference)
Communist Manifesto	1848	Thereupon the workers begin to form combinations (Trades Unions) against the bourgeois; they club together in order to keep up the rate of wages; they found permanent associations in order to make provision beforehand for these occasional revolts. (reference)
Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

Title	Author	Quote
Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man	Joyce, James	They tried to keep up with him, smiling also at his eagerness.
Grapes of Wrath	Steinbeck, John	The works of the roots of the vines, of the trees, must be destroyed to keep up the price, and this is the saddest, bitterest thing of all.
Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

Speaker	Phrase(s)
Prince Albert of Monaco	My goals are to lead my country as best I can, to try to do good around me, to keep up this momentum that my country is on or has been on for the last several decades, and to be a member of the national community and to try to do good.
Rush Limbaugh	Nobody can keep up with what the current position of the Democratic leadership is, because they keep polling and doing whatever the polls say from one day to the next.
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Domain	Definition
Literature	Keep Up (To). To continue, as, "to keep up a discussion;" to maintain, as, "to keep up one's courage;" to continue pari passu, as "Keep up with the rest." Source: Brewer's Dictionary.
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Speaker	Term	Phrase(s)
Andrew Jackson	1829-1837	A minister will soon be nominated, as well to effect this important object as to keep up the relations of amity and good understanding of which we have received so many assurances and proofs from His Imperial Majesty and the Emperor his predecessor.
William H. Taft	1909-1913	We must not now, therefore, keep up a fire in the rear of the agents whom we have authorized to do our work on the Isthmus.
Jimmy Carter	1977-1981	I hope that the new administration and the Congress will keep up the momentum we have established for effective and responsible change in this area of crucial public concern.
Bill Clinton	1993-2001	While more Americans are living better lives, too many of our fellow citizens are working harder just to keep up.
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Expressions using "keep up": keep up a correspondence ♦ keep up appearances ♦ keep up one's end ♦ keep up the ball ♦ keep up the good work! ♦ keep up the joneses ♦ keep up the memory of ♦ keep up with ♦ keep up with innovations ♦ keep up with smb. ♦ keep up with the joneses ♦ to keep up. Additional references.
Hyphenated Usage
	Beginning with "keep up": keep up-to-date with the news.
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Expression	Frequency per Day
head keep up yo	3
computer freezing keep up	3
good keep up work	2
computer does freezing keep up why	2
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Language	Period	Translations
Latin	500 BCE-Modern	exsequor. (various references)
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Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams
	Direct Anagrams: upkeep.
	Words within the letters "e-e-k-p-p-u"
	-2 letters: keep, peek, peep, peke, puke.
	-3 letters: eke, kep, kue, pee, pep, pup, uke.
	-4 letters: pe, up.
	Words containing the letters "e-e-k-p-p-u"
	+1 letter: upkeeps.
	+4 letters: puppetlike.
	+5 letters: pumpkinseed.
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Keep Up

Definition: Keep Up

Keep Up

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Activity

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Magna Carta

Communist Manifesto

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Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man

Joyce, James

Grapes of Wrath

Steinbeck, John

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Devil's Dictionary

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Prince Albert of Monaco

Rush Limbaugh

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Andrew Jackson

William H. Taft

Jimmy Carter

Bill Clinton

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